USA – Czech Republic 3:4 (end) | Russia – France2 3:0 (end) | Canada2 – Finland 2:3 (end)
Sweden2 – Belarus 3:2 (end)
final
Canada2
2:3 (0:1, 2:0, 0:2)
Finland
Thursday 22.05.2014, 19:00 • Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk, Belarus • World Championship
     
    Finland will advance to the semifinals and play with the Czech Republic on Saturday at the Minsk-Arena. (21:17:53)
     
    Mark Scheifele and Iiro Pakarinen were named players of the game while Kevin Bieksa, Cody Hodgson and Joel Ward received the honors of three top players of their team on the tournament.
     
    The last seconds saw a battle in the corner and then Bieksa had some words for Rinne and Haula, but Finland wins and advances pulling off an upset against Canada.
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:42
    Bieksa has it in his own zone.
     
    59:36
    And this place is going totally nuts now that they announce that Belarus is leading Sweden 2-1.
     
    59:36
    Garrison goes offside after a pass from Bieksa.
     
    59:27
    MacKinnon sends one wide.
     
    58:50
    What a play by Ellis to dive and poke the puck away with a Finnish player having a chance to fire into the open net.
     
    58:28
    Scrivens pulled for an extra attacker.
     
    58:13
    Good pad save by Scrivens on Kontiola.
     
    58:00
    Two minutes left, game on for Canada.
     
    57:38
    Jokinen dumps the puck on net, but it looks like Scrivens lost his confidence as he only blockers it aside.
     
    56:52
    Goal for Team Finland!

    The Finns come back and take the lead with three minutes left in the third! IIRO PAKARINEN receives a great pass in between the circles from Lehtera and fires one through the five-hole of Scrivens and in. What an interception and pass by Lehtera and what a shot, too.

    Assisted by Jori Lehtera.
     
    56:24
    Offside against Canada.
     
    55:59
    Lajunen with two hard shots from the blue line, Scrivens keeping the score tied.
     
    55:10
    Monahan threw the puck on net and it was blockered aside by Rinne.
     
    54:43
    Palola with a shot from the blue line, goes over the bar.
     
    54:09
    Read look to center from below the goal line, but it didn't get through.
     
    53:32
    Kadri had his shot blocked in front.
     
    53:25
    Jokinen looked to deal a pass, but that sends Kadri into a counter-attack.
     
    53:13
    Jokinen banks one off the side of the net.
     
    52:58
    Team Canada calls a timeout.
     
    52:56
    Komarov operating with the puck, but it's cleared for an icing by Canada.
     
    52:42
    Huge opportunity for Jokinen in front, the shot goes wide.
     
    52:33
    Finns eliminate shooting options of Canadians again.
     
    52:03
    Canada has possession in their own zone.
     
    51:26
    Coburn with a hard dump-in.
     
    51:01
    Finland clears the puck for an icing.
     
    50:45
    Ellis throws the puck on goal, Rinne with another glove save.
     
    50:36
    Turris fires one with players in front, Rinne makes a glove save.
     
    49:57
    Jokinen fires one on goal, Scrivens makes a pad save.
     
    49:30
    Finland has been better in the third than in the second and now the puck is in the Canadain zone again.
     
    48:40
    Tomi Sallinen almost went all alone on Scrivens, but Ellis dove ahead to poke the puck away.
     
    48:25
    Hard dump-in by Kontiola almost set up a rebound in front of Scrivens who had to poke it away.
     
    48:16
    Schenn dives ahead to get the puck out of the zone.
     
    48:00
    Huberdeau had possession, but again, no shots fired.
     
    47:20
    And that's been the story of the third, teams having possession in the offensive zone, but not getting any shots away so the other team eventually gets it out.
     
    47:01
    It was dumped in, but Jormakka couldn't make anything happen so the Canadians go the other way.
     
    46:30
    Jokinen had the puck in the offensive zone, but he loses possession.
     
    45:48
    Huhtala carried the puck into the zone and fired one, goes wide.
     
    45:33
    Icing is called against Finland.
     
    45:14
    Finland under pressure again, but the Canadians can't even get a shot away.
     
    44:06
    Gudbranson threw the puck on net, but Rinne snags it out of mid-air and gives the Canadians no chance on the rebound.
     
    43:38
    Finns are under pressure and now Rinne got lucky that none of the shots got to him.
     
    42:48
    Garrison with a one-timer from point-blank range, big pad save by Rinne.
     
    42:33
    Scheifele went hard to the net after a shot by Huberdeau, covered up by Rinne.
     
    42:16
    Hodgson had the puck close to the net, but the no-look pass goes all the way to Scrivens.
     
    41:40
    The puck is in the Finnish zone, but the Finns have possession.
     
    40:28
    Goal for Team Finland!

    And the Finns tie the score less than half a minute into the third! JUUSO HIETANEN just carried the puck over the blue line and blasted one on Scrivens who looked like he had it, but it went through under his shoulder and just past the goal line. Scrivens would like to have that one back.

    Assisted by Jori Lehtera and Petri Kontiola.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Stay tuned for the third period that will begin at 9:36 PM EET.
     
    That last shot by Chimera actually went off the post, but it was a great period for the Canadians as they outshot Finland 14-7 and outscored Suomi 2-0 on goals by Kyle Turris and Mark Scheifele. The Finns will need more shots if they want to beat Scrivens, but the Canadians look determined to keep their lead as long as they need to.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:47
    Chimera in front and it somehow stays out again.
     
    39:34
    Chimera got the puck in deep and then Turris looked to get it in from a bad angle, but it stays out.
     
    38:49
    Kadri dumped the puck on net and Rinne has to cover as the young Canadian looked for the rebound.
     
    38:36
    Shot by Jokinen misses the net.
     
    38:14
    Tempers flare with Karalahti, Bieksa and Brouwer and Komarov looking to settle up.
     
    38:14
    Hodgson carried it in and looked to set up Scheifele, but they were offside, but couldn't hear the whislte through the noise.
     
    37:32
    Ellis has his shot deflected out of danger by Marttinen.
     
    37:18
    Karalahti fires one from the blue line, but he misses the net.
     
    36:29
    Canadians couldn't make anything happen with the possession and now have to defend against a counter-attack.
     
    35:56
    Karalahti is back on the ice.
     
    35:39
    Big one-timer by Garrison, pad save by Rinne.
     
    35:19
    Garrison leaves the box and the Canadians settle in the Swedish zone.
     
    34:52
    Another shot by Jokinen, Scrivens covers up.
     
    34:40
    Now Scrivens stops a big shot by Jokinen.
     
    34:20
    The Finns went the other way, but Scrivens didn't have to make a save.
     
    34:07
    Kadri fans on a one-timer, that would have been a big chance.
     
    33:56
    Tuukka Mantyla (FIN) gets two minutes for interference.
     
    33:53
    Mantyla can't keep the puck in the zone and now he'll get a penalty.
     
    33:38
    Another huge one-timer by Mantyla, this time goes wide.
     
    33:24
    Big one-timer by Mantyla, save by Scrivens.
     
    33:17
    Jason Garrison (CAN) tips a shot wide and then he trips up his man, that's two minutes.
     
    32:52
    Chances on both sides, Rinne covers up.
     
    32:08
    Goal for Team Canada!

    The Canadians take a come-from-behind lead with eight minutes left in the second period. MARK SCHEIFELE carried the puck into the Finnish zone and deep closer to Rinne and then he just ripped one past the goaltender and into the back of the net. What a shot by the Winnipeg Jets forward.

    Unassisted.
     
    31:52
    Kyle Turris (CAN) and Jere Karalahti (FIN) get two minutes each for roughing.
     
    31:52
    Gudbranson with a shot and a big skirmish ensues and penalties will be dealt out.
     
    31:42
    Haula with a shot from the right side, Scrivens holds on to the puck.
     
    31:21
    One-timer by Hodgson goes wide.
     
    31:01
    Brouwer threw the puck on goal with Kadri looking for a deflection, it goes through the crease and out.
     
    30:35
    Faceoff in front of Rinne after another icing.
     
    30:09
    Coburn with a mispass, icing against Canada.
     
    29:50
    Lajunen clears it for an icing.
     
    29:08
    Tomi Sallinen received the puck on the doorstep, but couldn't do what he intended to.
     
    28:39
    It was intercepted in the neutral zone and Immonen fired one on goal, good stop made by Scrivens.
     
    28:30
    Bieksa couldn't clear it, but now Turris carries it out.
     
    27:51
    One-timer by Garrison blocked by Pakarinen.
     
    27:03
    Couple of shots by Kadri as after his first one was blocked, the other had to be stopped by Rinne.
     
    26:27
    Karalahti fires one from the right circle and that might have gone off the post.
     
    25:41
    Goal for Team Canada!

    Team Canada has tied it up! About five minutes into the second period, Read carried the puck over the blue line after a give-and-go with KYLE TURRIS who then one-timed a blast from just inside the blue line and Rinne had no chance at all. Long snipe to tie the score by the Ottawa-based forward.

    Assisted by Matt Read.
     
    25:21
    Long shot by Gudbranson, glove save made by Rinne.
     
    24:58
    The puck is cleared after a blocked shot by Kontiola.
     
    24:40
    Lehtera fired one just wide, Scrivens pokes the rebound away.
     
    24:20
    Finnish counter-attack stopped on the Canadian blue line.
     
    24:10
    Centering pass by Myers intercepted by Mantyla.
     
    23:58
    Myers dumps it in.
     
    23:29
    The puck was dumped in and the Finns regained possession to get it back out.
     
    23:03
    Bieksa has the puck in the corner in his own zone.
     
    22:40
    Long shot by Ellis misses the net.
     
    21:58
    Now a shot with Read on the doorstep and it went high, but Rinne was able to make the stop.
     
    21:48
    Karalahti fired one, but the Canadians get possession and get the puck out.
     
    21:08
    Read dumps it in with Kivisto leaving the penalty box.
     
    20:44
    Schenn turns it over again and the Finns clear.
     
    20:33
    Ellis starts out from behind his own net.
     
    20:19
    Schenn carried the puck in but then lost possession behind the net.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    Tune back in for the second period at 8:48 PM EET.
     
    In first period we saw good-looking hockey with both teams getting chances. Canada outshot Finland 12-9, but the only goal was scored by Olli Palola on a powerplay. Both netminders have been amazing as well with Pekka Rinne still able to get a shutout and Ben Scrivens also making some good stops for the Canadians.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:53
    Garrison adnd Hodgson fired shots on Rinne, but the Finnish netminder has been amazing in the first period.
     
    19:32
    Bieksa fires one through bodies in front and that leads to a scrum between Ward and Karalahti.
     
    19:04
    Tommi Kivisto (FIN) called for cross-checking.
     
    19:04
    Hodgson had a chance on a delayed call and made a couple of moves in front, Rinne stops that too, but the forward failed to get a shot away.
     
    18:56
    Big shots by Hodgson and Bieksa, but Rinne comes up with a couple of great saves.
     
    18:22
    Komarov cutting time off the powerplay by skating into the Canadian zone and then clearing the puck back into his own zone.
     
    17:50
    Ellis had a great position for a shot, but Huberdeau is called for standing in the goal crease.
     
    17:40
    MacKinnon looked to set up Schenn, but the latter fanned on it.
     
    17:09
    Vicious crosscheck by Jere Karalahti (FIN) and that's a two-minute penalty.
     
    16:59
    Bieksa dumps the puck in and Scheifele with Monahan are able to dig it out.
     
    16:24
    Ohtamaa dumped it in and Pakarinen almost got their first after Scrivens played it, but Garrison did that.
     
    16:03
    Komarov looked to send it five-hole, but Scrivens closed the door on him.
     
    15:30
    Lehtera with a big shot with Haula out of the box and the latter came there for the rebound, but Scrivens has been great.
     
    15:10
    Kadri with another good shot from the right side, this time misses the net.
     
    14:54
    Kadri fires one off the post!
     
    14:20
    Garrison and MacKinnon keep it in, but then give it to Ohtamaa for a long clear right on goal.
     
    13:54
    MacKinnon sent the puck through doorstep with Ward in front, goes all the way back to Scrivens.
     
    13:38
    Ohtamaa clears the puck, Scrivens will go play it.
     
    13:30
    Great setup by MacKinnon for Schenn for a shot from point-blank range, Rinne makes another quick pad save.
     
    13:21
    Erik Haula (FIN) gets called for high-sticking.
     
    13:20
    Huge one-timer by Brouwer on a delayed call is kicked aside by Rinne.
     
    13:05
    Kivisto carried the puck in, but Haula lost it in the corner.
     
    12:50
    Commercial break as Rinne gloved the puck on the last chance by Canada's second line.
     
    12:25
    Now an odd-man rush the other way with Palola and Jormakka racing into the zone, but Ellis got there in time to break up the pass.
     
    12:12
    Canada was in the zone for quite a long time and Ellis had a chance in front, but couldn't get to the puck in time.
     
    11:46
    MacKinnon dumps it into the Finnish zone.
     
    11:24
    Hietanen with a shot and a follow up by Pakarinen causes a lot of trouble and so does his pursuit of the puck at the doorstep.
     
    11:10
    Hodgson and Brouwer had the puck on the doorstep, but can't close.
     
    10:50
    But they give it up and Bieksa looks to set something up.
     
    10:40
    Scheifele loses the puck behind Rinne's net and the Finns can go the other way.
     
    10:15
    Scheifele with a chance in front but he misses the net.
     
    09:40
    The Canadians went the other way and the dump-in by MacKinnon took a strange deflection off the glass in the corner with Rinne behind the net, Schenn could have scored into the empty net, but Hietanen got to it faster.
     
    09:25
    Immonen had the puck, but his pass doesn't look good thanks to a deflection by MacKinnon.
     
    09:12
    Offside against Team Canada.
     
    09:02
    Big turnover by Kontiola and Chimera had the puck in front, but he only hit Rinne with a shot.
     
    08:44
    Long pass by Coburn intercepted in center ice.
     
    08:39
    Pakarinen with a shot from a tough angle, covered by Scrivens and a commercial break ensues.
     
    08:31
    Suomi back in their own zone.
     
    08:15
    Good shot by Jokinen misses the net.
     
    08:07
    It's dumped into the Finnish zone, but Suomi are going back with it.
     
    07:50
    Ward goes for a line change and leaves it for Gudbranson to start out.
     
    07:38
    Salomaki was attacked by Ellis, but keeps possession.
     
    06:49
    Haula looked to set up Kontiola in front, but the pass is deflected aside.
     
    06:34
    Pakarinen dumped the puck in and now Canada has it.
     
    06:14
    Goal for Team Finland!

    It's a goal for the Finns who open the scoring on the powerplay! Big one-timer from the top of the left circle by OLLI PALOLA ends up going past Scrivens and into the back of the net. What a shot and what a setup.

    Asissted by Juuso Hietanen and Jori Lehtera.
     
    06:02
    Jormakka centered one and Bieksa did a good job to prevent Lehtera from touching it.
     
    05:49
    Hietanen back in his own zone with the puck.
     
    05:43
    Lehtera raced back into the Canadian zone, but the linesmen stopped him as he went offside.
     
    05:25
    Read intercepts a pass along the boards and sends it towards Rinne.
     
    05:11
    Karalahti gave it to Jokinen who looked to set up somebody in front, but the puck went though.
     
    04:52
    Jokinen gets it in and Finland settles.
     
    04:38
    Coburn clears it out.
     
    04:31
    Tyler Myers (CAN) gets two minutes for roughing.
     
    04:25
    Following another shot by Bieksa, the Finns get the puck out and will look to establish a counter-attack.
     
    04:13
    Lehtera returns to the ice, but the Canadians still pressure.
     
    03:59
    Rielly finally decided to fire one, but it's blocked in front.
     
    03:37
    Big slapper by Bieksa just misses the net.
     
    03:20
    Cleared down the ice by Suomi.
     
    03:07
    Ellis just kept the puck in and then Schenn was set up on the doorstep, but Rinne came up wit h a huge save.
     
    02:50
    Schenn with a big shot from the left circle, good stop by Rinne.
     
    02:38
    Schenn carried it in and the Canadians settle.
     
    02:27
    Ellis has the puck in his own zone looking to start out.
     
    02:13
    Jori Lehtera (FIN) gets two minutes for interference.
     
    02:13
    Kontiola won another faceoff and that set up a shot by Hietanen with Pakarinen providing screen in front and a deflection as well, but the puck ends up going wide.
     
    02:07
    Big save by Scrivens on a good shot by Tommi Sallinen.
     
    01:56
    Quick counter-attack by Canada halted by the Finns and they go the other way.
     
    01:40
    Ellis has the puck behind Scrivens waiting for a line change.
     
    01:20
    Jormakka set up Lajunen for a shot with Immonen screening in front, stays out.
     
    01:06
    The Canadians clear the puck for an icing.
     
    00:58
    Komarov set up Ohtamaa for a long shot, Scrivens makes the stop.
     
    00:37
    Turris battling for it behind Rinne, but the Finns get possession.
     
    00:28
    Coburn's got the puck deep in his own zone.
     
    00:16
    Giveaway by Lehtera and the Canadians can start the other way.
     
    00:09
    Scrivens gloves a long dump-in to halt the play.
     
    00:01
    The Finns win the opening draw.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Second line will start for Team Canada while the Finns have the top line starting.
     
    Both teams are on the ice with two minutes left before the opening puckdrop.
     
    The mascot Volat is now getting the fans to make some noise and we will begin soon here at the Chizhovka-Arena.
     
    The teams are warming up and the game will start in less than half an hour.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Canada: Scrivens (Reimer) – Bieksa "C", Garrison, Coburn, Myers, Ellis, Gudbranson, Rielly – B. Schenn, Burrows, MacKinnon – Turris "A", Read, Chimera "A" – Hodgson, Brouwer, Kadri – Huberdeau, Monahan, J. Ward – Scheifele.

    Finland: Rinne (Koskinen) – Mantyla, Hietanen, Ohtamaa, Karalahti, Kivisto, Lajunen, Marttinen – Lehtera "A", Kontiola, Pakarinen – O. Jokinen "C", Haula, Komarov "A" – Jormakka, Immonen, Palola – Salomaki, T. Sallinen, Huhtala – J. Sallinen.

    Referees: Brueggemann (GER), Olenin (RUS) – Carnathan (USA), Schrader (GER)..
     
    The last time Canada met Finland at a World Championship was in 2012 at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland, where two points by Jussi Jokinen weren't enough for Suomi as Cam Ward made 35 saves and Evander Kane scored the game winner in the third for a Team Canada 5-3 victory.
     
    Another big reason is the goaltender Pekka Rinne who has been amazing throughout the tournament and the Finns sure he will stay as great as he's been as he's been their most efficient weapon. Led by NHLers Olli Jokinen and Erik Haula, the Finnish offense only scored 18 goals in the 7 preliminary round games.
     
    Finland kind of struggled in the preliminary round, first losing to Latvia and also losing points to Switzerland. They also managed to beat Kazakhstan by just a one-goal margin. Big win over Belarus and the fact that Latvians failed to get two points in their last two games are the main reasons why Suomi has been able to avoid a catastrophe and advance to the next round.
     
    Joel Ward and Cody Hodgson dominate the point-scoring of Team Canada and while the former is rather a power forward who's going hard to the net, the other is a technically gifted player with big-time skill. In the net, it will be interesting to see who gets the call as the starting goaltender, whether it will be James Reimer or Ben Scrivens.
     
    Team Canada dominated the Group A that was played at the Chizhovka-Arena and following shootout loss to France in the tournament opener, they only lost points to Sweden which they beat in overtime. Now they have won six straight games and will be looking to continue their winning streak against Suomi.
     
    The quarterfinals of this year's World Championship in Minsk, Belarus, see some interesting matchups and this one sure is one of them. Canada meets Finland in a battle of two powerhouses, one of which has had a great year while the other has struggled.
     
    Welcome. This quarterfinal game starts at 20:00 EEST local time in Minsk, 19:00 CEST, 13:00 EDT.
    Commentary by

    Radoslav Vavřina

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 26. Turris (Read), 33. Scheifele – 7. Palola (Hietanen, Lehtera), 41. Hietanen (Lehtera, Kontiola), 57. Pakarinen (Lehtera)

    Canada2: Scrivens (Reimer) – Bieksa "C", Garrison, Coburn, Myers, Ellis, Gudbranson, Rielly – B. Schenn, Burrows, MacKinnon – Turris "A", Read, Chimera "A" – Hodgson, Brouwer, Kadri – Huberdeau, Monahan, J. Ward – Scheifele.
    Finland: Rinne (Koskinen) – Mantyla, Hietanen, Ohtamaa, Karalahti, Kivisto, Lajunen, Marttinen – Lehtera "A", Kontiola, Pakarinen – O. Jokinen "C", Haula, Komarov "A" – Jormakka, Immonen, Palola – Salomaki, T. Sallinen, Huhtala – J. Sallinen.
    Referees: Brueggemann (GER), Olenin (RUS) – Carnathan (USA), Schrader (GER).